Telephone numbers in Europe
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Most country calling codes for the European Union
countries start with +3x or +4x. The international access code has been standardised as 00.
Some countries that are considered by Copenhagen criteria part of Europe use numbers outside that range, namely the Asia range +9:
There are two countries which are fully or partially located in Eastern Europe and Asia but are considered part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. They have been assigned country codes in the +3 range:
In possible future, +3 will become calling code for European Union
, calling between countries in Europe does not need international dialing.
* An "open" dialing plan is one in which there are different dialing arrangements for local and long distance telephone calls. This means that to call another number within the same city or area, callers need dial only the number, but for calls outside the area, an area code is required. In a "closed" plan, the number dialed is the same, regardless of where in the country the call originates.
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
countries start with +3x or +4x. The international access code has been standardised as 00.
Some countries that are considered by Copenhagen criteria part of Europe use numbers outside that range, namely the Asia range +9:
- +90 – TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- +994 – AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- +995 – GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
There are two countries which are fully or partially located in Eastern Europe and Asia but are considered part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons. They have been assigned country codes in the +3 range:
- +374 – ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
- +357 – CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
In possible future, +3 will become calling code for European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, calling between countries in Europe does not need international dialing.
European Union
| Country | Country calling code | National number length | Dialing plan* | International Call Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 43 | 4 to 13 | Open | 00 |
| Belgium Telephone numbers in Belgium Country code: +32International call prefix: 00Trunk prefix: 0A telephone number in Belgium is a sequence of nine or ten digits dialed on a telephone to make a call on the Belgian telephone network... |
32 | 8 (mobile 9) | Closed with 0 | 00 |
| Bulgaria Telephone numbers in Bulgaria Country Code: +359International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Telephone numbers in Bulgaria are under an open dialing plan, similar to those of Germany and Austria. Area codes should only dialed when necessary. Calling the same area and including an unnecessary area code will cause the call to be... |
359 | 7 to 9 | Open | 00 |
| Cyprus | 357 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Czech Republic Telephone numbers in the Czech Republic Following the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the successor states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, continued to share the 42 country code, until 1997, with the Czech Republic adopting 420 and Slovakia adopting 421.Country Code: +420... |
420 | 9 | Closed | 00 |
| Denmark Telephone numbers in Denmark Country Code: +45International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneDenmark generally uses an eight digit closed telephone numbering plan with no area codes... |
45 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Estonia Telephone numbers in Estonia Country Code: +372International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneTelephone numbers in Estonia follow a closed telephone numbering plan.All calls inside Estonia are local; trunk codes are not used.... |
372 | 7 (fixed or mobile), 8 (mobile) | Closed | 00 |
| Finland Telephone numbers in Finland Country Code: +358International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Finland's numbering plan was reorganised in 1996, with the number of area codes being reduced, and the trunk code being changed from 9 to 0... |
358 | 5 to 12 | Open | 00 |
| France | 33 | 9 | Closed with 0 | 00 |
| Germany Telephone numbers in Germany Country Code: +49International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0The German telephone numbering plan is regulated by the German government's Federal Network Agency , which holds the responsibility for telecommunications and other infrastructure systems.- Overview :There are no standard lengths for... |
49 | 4 to 12 | Open | 00 |
| Greece | 30 | 10 | Closed | 00 |
| Hungary Telephone numbers in Hungary Country Code: +36International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 06-Hungary Area Codes:In Hungary the standard lengths for area codes is two, except for Budapest , which has the area code 1... |
36 | 6 (generally) 7 (Budapest, mobile) or 8-9 (some mobile) | Open | 00 |
| Ireland | 353 | 7 to 11 | Open | 00 |
| Italy Telephone numbers in Italy Country Code: +39International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Leading 0 is dialled both within and from outside Italy-Numbering plan:Telephone numbers in Italy changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1998... |
39 | 8 to 11 | Closed | 00 |
| Latvia Telephone numbers in Latvia The Latvian numbering plan is a closed telephone numbering plan. Subscribers' numbers are all a standard length of 8 digits and are used for all calls, even in the same area... |
371 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Lithuania Telephone numbers in Lithuania Country Code: +370International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 8 In Lithuania, area codes consist of 2 digits for the towns with 6-digit numbering. Smaller towns have a 3-digit area code and 5-digit phone number, Vilnius has 7-digit number and single digit city code... |
370 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Luxembourg Telephone numbers in Luxembourg Country Code: +352International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneTelephone numbers in Luxembourg employ an open dialling system, whereby all numbers are dialed in the same format whether from within Luxembourg or from abroad... |
352 | 6 to 9 (mobile always 9) | Closed | 00 |
| Malta | 356 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Netherlands Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Country Code: +31International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Telephone numbers in the Netherlands are sequences of usually 9 decimal digits after the trunk code used for identifying a destination telephone line in the Dutch telephone network... |
31 | 10 | Open | 00 |
| Poland Telephone numbers in Poland Country Code: +48International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Number format:Polish phone numbers since 30 September 2009 : 11 digits.Warsaw Metropolitan Area: xx xxx xx xx... |
48 | 10 | Open | 00 |
| Portugal Telephone numbers in Portugal Country Code: +351International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: nonePortugal changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1999. Previously, the trunk prefix was '0', but this was dropped... |
351 | 9 | Closed | 00 |
| Romania Telephone numbers in Romania As of 2002 the area codes are county codes. They are formed by 1 for Bucharest and Ilfov County, and two digits for the rest of the country... |
40 | 9 | Closed with 0 | 00 |
| Slovakia | 421 | 9 | Open | 00 |
| Slovenia Telephone numbers in Slovenia Country Code: +386International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Slovenia received a new country code following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991... |
386 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Spain Telephone numbers in Spain The Spanish telephone numbering plan describes the allocation of telephone numbers in Spain. It is regulated by .-History:Spain changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1998... |
34 | 9 | Closed | 00 |
| Sweden Telephone numbers in Sweden Country Code: +46International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0In Sweden, the area codes are, including the leading 0, two, three or four digits long, with larger towns and cities having shorter area codes permitting a larger number of telephone numbers in the eight to ten digits used... |
46 | 7 to 9 | Open | 00 |
| United Kingdom Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies... |
44 | Mostly 10, some are 9, several 7 | Open | 00 |
Other European countries
| Country | Country calling code | National Number Length | Dialing plan | International Call Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 355 | 8 (fixed), 9 (mobile) | Open | 00 |
| Andorra Telephone numbers in Andorra Country Code: +376International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneTelephone numbers in Andorra are six digits, with fixed line numbers beginning with the digits 8 and 7 and mobile telephone numbers with the digits 3, 4 and 6.Until 17 December 1994, Andorra formed part of the French numbering plan,... |
376 | 6 or 9 (in special cases) | Closed | 00 |
| Armenia Telephone numbers in Armenia Country Code: +374International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0-Calling Armenia from abroad:From abroad to Yerevan, marzes, mobile network, Nagorno-Karabakh fixed tel... |
374 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Azerbaijan | 994 | 9 | Open | 00 |
| Belarus Telephone numbers in Belarus Country Code: +375International Call Prefix: 00 Trunk Prefix: 8Belarus began using its own country code +375 in 1995. Prior to that it was part of the +7 international country code. The local numbering plan was inherited from USSR and remains little changed.Geographic area codes were designed based... |
375 | 9 | Open | 00 (was 8~10) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Telephone numbers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Code: +387International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0Bosnia and Herzegovina received the code of +387 following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992 .... |
387 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Croatia Telephone numbers in Croatia Country Code: +385International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0This is an alphabetical list by town of phone dialing codes in Croatia. The country calling code for Croatia is +385... |
385 | 8 or 9 (some mobile) | Open | 00 |
| Georgia | 995 | 9 | Open | 00 |
| Gibraltar Telephone numbers in Gibraltar Country Code: +350International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneThe Gibraltar telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in Gibraltar. It is regulated by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority , which holds responsibility for telecommunications.The country calling code... |
350 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Iceland Telephone numbers in Iceland Country Code: +354International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneNational numbers in Iceland are seven digits long and generally written in the form xxx xxxx or xxx-xxxx and the E.123 format specifies +354 xxx xxxx from abroad since the country code is +354.There are no area codes in this closed... |
354 | 7 (mobile and landline) or 9 (for 3xxxxxxxx) (pizza orders) | Closed | 00 |
| Kosovo Telephone numbers in Kosovo Country Code: +377 / +381 / +386 International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Telephone numbers in Kosovo use several ranges owned by adjacent and nearby countries.Formats: +377 XX XXXXX / +381 XX XXXXX / +386 XX XXXXX... |
381 | 6 | Open | 00 |
| Liechtenstein Telephone numbers in Liechtenstein Country Code: +423International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Until 1999, Liechtenstein formed part of the Swiss telephone numbering plan, using the country code 41 and the area code 075, but in that year it adopted its own international code 423, meaning that calls to and from Switzerland require... |
423 | up to 12 (generally is 7) | Closed | 00 |
| Republic of Macedonia Telephone numbers in the Republic of Macedonia Country Code: +389International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0The Macedonian telephone numbering plan, is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in the Republic of Macedonia... |
389 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Moldova Telephone numbers in Moldova Country Code: +373International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: 0On February 1, 2004 Moldova introduced new open type telephone numbering plan .-Structure of international telephone numbers:... |
373 | 8 | Open | 00 |
| Monaco Telephone numbers in Monaco Country Code: +377International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: noneTelephone numbers in Monaco are eight digits in length, with fixed line numbers beginning with the digit 9 and mobile phone numbers with the digit 4.... |
377 | 8 to 9 | Closed (?) | 00 |
| Montenegro | 382 | 8 (?) | Open (?) | 00 |
| Norway Telephone numbers in Norway Country Code: +47International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: none Since 1992, land-line and mobile telephone numbers in Norway consist of eight digits, without any area codes... |
47 | 8 | Closed | 00 |
| Russia Telephone numbers in Russia Country Code: +7International Call Prefix: 8~10Trunk Prefix: 8Telephone numbers in Russia are under a unified numbering plan with Kazakhstan, both of which share the international code +7. Historically, +7 was used as the Soviet calling code, and was universal throughout the Soviet Union... , Kazakhstan Telephone numbers in Kazakhstan Country Code: +7International Call Prefix: 8~10Trunk Prefix: 8Telephone numbers in Kazakhstan are under a unified numbering plan with Russia with the country calling code +7. Historically, +7 has been used as the Soviet Union country calling code... |
7 | 10 | Open | 8~10 |
| San Marino Telephone numbers in San Marino Country Code: +378International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Leading 0 is dialled both within and from outside San MarinoTelephone numbers in San Marino consists of ten digits, starting with the digits 0549. Calls within Italy, Vatican City and San Marino are always dialled as full ten digits,... |
378 | 6 to 12 | Closed | 00 |
| Serbia | 381 | 5 to 9 | Open | 00 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 9 | Closed with 0 | 00 |
| Turkey | 90 | 10 | Closed | 00 |
| Ukraine Telephone numbers in Ukraine Country Code: +380International Call Prefix: 0~0Trunk Prefix: 0~- Current Dialing Plan :On 14 October 2009, Ukraine switched to the dialling conventions common in the European Union.... |
380 | 9 | Open | 00 |
| Vatican City Telephone numbers in Vatican City Country Code: +39 06 698International Call Prefix: 00Trunk Prefix: Leading 0 is dialled both within and from outside ItalyTelephone numbers in Vatican City are integrated into the Italian telephone numbering plan. A Vatican telephone number is in the form of 06 698x xxxx, which is in the numbering... |
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See also
- Telephone numbering planTelephone numbering planA telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...
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